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Dominic Lavoie

{{Short description|Canadian-born Austrian ice hockey player}}

{{Infobox ice hockey player

| played_for = St. Louis Blues
Ottawa Senators
Boston Bruins
Los Angeles Kings

| position = Defence

| shoots = Right

| height_ft = 6

| height_in = 2

| weight_lb = 205

| ntl_team = AUT

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1967|11|21|mf=y}}

| birth_place = Montreal, Quebec, Canada

| draft = Undrafted

| career_start = 1987

| career_end = 2004
2010–2011

}}

Joseph Gilles Dominic Lavoie (born November 21, 1967) is a Canadian-born Austrian former professional ice hockey player. Lavoie played 38 games in the National Hockey League between 1988 and 1994 for the St. Louis Blues, Ottawa Senators, Boston Bruins and Los Angeles Kings. He scored five goals and thirteen points, collecting 32 penalty minutes. The rest of his career, which lasted from 1987 to 2004 and briefly from 2010 to 2011, was mainly spent in the International Hockey League and later in Austria and Germany. Internationally Lavoie, who became a naturalized Austrian citizen, he represented the Austrian national team at the 1998 and 2002 Winter Olympics, as well as at four World Championships.

Career

=Junior hockey=

As a youth, Lavoie played in the 1980 Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament with a minor ice hockey team from Richelieu, Quebec.{{cite web|url=https://www.publicationsports.com/ressources/files/439/Joueurs_Pro.pdf|title=Pee-Wee players who have reached NHL or WHA|year=2018|website=Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament|access-date=2019-01-16|archive-date=2019-03-06|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190306085544/https://www.publicationsports.com/ressources/files/439/Joueurs_Pro.pdf|url-status=dead}} The Montreal native played major junior hockey with the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League's (QMJHL) St-Jean Castors.

=Professional=

Lavoie was signed as an undrafted free agent by the St. Louis Blues of the National Hockey League (NHL) in September 1986{{cite news |url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/841988963/?match=1&terms=%22Dominic%20Lavoie%22%20%2B%20debut |title=Bruins Acquire Dominic Lavoie |work=Athol Daily News |page=6 |agency=Associated Press |date=November 21, 1992 |access-date=June 17, 2024 |via=Newspapers.com |url-access=registration}} as part of general manager Ron Caron's effort to retool the team. He was assigned to the Blues' International Hockey League (IHL) affiliate, the Peoria Rivermen, to develop.{{cite web |url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/142319520/?match=1&terms=%22Dominic%20Lavoie%22%20 |title=Retooled |work=St. Louis Dispatch |last=Gordon |first=Jeff |page=39 |date=June 11, 1987 |access-date=June 17, 2024 |via=Newspapers.com |url-access=registration}} Lavoie made his NHL debut on April 2, 1989 in a 4–2 victory over the Detroit Red Wings.{{cite web |url=https://www.nhl.com/gamecenter/det-vs-stl/1989/04/02/1988020837/boxscore |title=Detroit Red Wings 2 – 4 St. Louis Blues |publisher=National Hockey League |date=April 2, 1989 |access-date=June 17, 2024}} He spent the following four seasons split between St. Louis and Peoria. Lavoie scored his first NHL goal in his 1989–90 season debut on the power play, assisted by Brett Hull and Adam Oates, in a 5–3 loss to the Hartford Whalers on November 30, 1989.{{cite web |url=https://www.nhl.com/gamecenter/hfd-vs-stl/1989/11/30/1989020266 |title=Hartford Whalers 5 – 3 St. Louis Blues |publisher=National Hockey League |date=November 30, 1989 |access-date=June 18, 2024}} He was a part of Peoria's Turner Cup championship in 1991.{{sfn|Podnieks|2003|p=482}} He was named to the IHL's First All-Star Team at season's end.{{cite web |url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/106847310/?match=1&terms=%22Dominic%20Lavoie%22%20%2B%20IHL%20%2B%20all-star |title=Franke Brothers Uplift Hockey in Fort Wayne |last=Pickett |first=Bill |work=The Indianapolis Star |page=47 |date=April 21, 1991 |access-date=June 18, 2024 |via=Newspapers.com |url-access=registration}} For the 1991–92 season Lavoie was one of the contenders to replace the departed Scott Stevens on the Blues defence.{{cite web |url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/141432558/?match=1&terms=%22Dominic%20Lavoie%22%20 |title=Who Will Plug Blues' Big Hole? |last=Luecking |first=Dave |page=67 |work=St. Louis Post-Dispatch |date=September 8, 1991 |access-date=June 17, 2024 |via=Newspapers.com |url-access=registration}} However, he missed three weeks with a broken heel and then spent the next two weeks in Peoria rehabbing it.{{sfn|Simons|1993|p=77}}{{cite web |url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/141488127/?match=1&terms=%22Dominic%20Lavoie%22%20%2B%20broken |title=Hoover, Lavoie Sent to Peoria; Skarda Remains |last=Luecking |first=Dave |work=St. Louis Post-Dispatch |page=23 |date=October 23, 1991 |access-date=June 17, 2024 |via=Newspapers.com |url-access=registration}} After Paul Cavallini went down with an injury, Lavoie was among the young defenceman used to replace him in the lineup. However, upon Cavallini's return on November 20, Lavoie was sent to Peoria again.{{sfn|Simons|1993|p=122}} Lavoie played in the 1992 IHL All-Star game for the Western Conference in February 1992.{{cite web |url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/977564683/?match=1&terms=%22Dominic%20Lavoie%22%20%2B%20IHL%20%2B%20all-star |title=IHL All-Star rosters |work=The Atlanta Journal |page=54 |date=February 2, 1992 |access-date=June 18, 2024 |via=Newspapers.com |url-access=registration}} He was named to the IHL's All-Star Second Team in April 1992 and helped Peoria advance to the Turner Cup final again.{{cite web |url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/768061352/?match=1&terms=%22Dominic%20Lavoie%22%20%2B%20IHL%20%2B%20all-star |title=Rivermen look to take a commanding lead in IHL playoffs |work=The Belleville News-Democrat |last=Bretsch |first=Brian |page=43 |date=April 10, 1992 |access-date=June 18, 2024 |via=Newspapers.com |url-access=registration}}

Lavoie was left unprotected in the 1992 NHL expansion draft by the Blues and was selected by the Ottawa Senators. He was initially assigned to the Senators American Hockey League (AHL) affiliate, the New Haven Senators, to begin the 1992–93 season. After 14 games, where Lavoie was the team's fourth leading scorer, he was recalled to Ottawa on November 12, 1992. He made his Ottawa debut on November 13 in a 1–0 loss to the Tampa Bay Lightning.{{cite news |url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/464601536/?match=1&terms=%22Dominic%20Lavoie%22%20%2B%20Senators%20%2B%20Lightning |title=Senators have a plan, not the players |work=The Ottawa Citizen |last=MacKinnon |first=John |date=November 13, 1992 |access-date=June 18, 2024 |via=Newspapers.com |url-access=registration}}{{cite web |url=https://www.nhl.com/gamecenter/ott-vs-tbl/1992/11/13/1992020199/boxscore |title=Ottawa Senators 0 – 1 Tampa Bay Lightning |publisher=National Hockey League |date=November 13, 1992 |access-date=June 18, 2024 |via=Newspapers.com |url-access=registration}} In his second game on November 15, Lavoie registered his only point with the Senators, assisting on Neil Brady's goal in a 7–2 loss to the Philadelphia Flyers.{{cite web |url=https://www.nhl.com/gamecenter/ott-vs-phi/1992/11/15/1992020213 |title=Ottawa Senators 2 – 7 Philadelphia Flyers |publisher=National Hockey League |date=November 15, 1992 |access-date=June 18, 2024}} After appearing in the two games with Ottawa and being scratched for a third{{cite web |url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/464610226/?match=1&terms=%22Dominic%20Lavoie%22%20%2B%20Senators%20%2B%20Lightning |title=Senators find the touch |last=MacKinnon |first=John |work=The Ottawa Citizen |page=E4 |date=November 18, 1992 |access-date=June 18, 2024 |via=Newspapers.com |url-access=registration}} he was placed on waivers and claimed by the Boston Bruins on November 21.{{cite web |url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/558455576/?match=1&terms=%22Dominic%20Lavoie%22%20%2B%20broken |title=Bruins claim Lavoie from Ottawa |agency=The Canadian Press |page=8 |work=Red Deer Advocate |date=November 21, 1992 |access-date=June 17, 2024 |via=Newspapers.com |url-access=registration}}

Lavoie made his Bruins debut on November 23 in a 3–2 win over his former team, the Ottawa Senators.{{cite web |url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/440173933/?match=1&terms=%22Dominic%20Lavoie%22%20%2B%20Bruins |title=Sutter wary of have-nots |work=The Boston Globe |page=56 |last=Marrapese |first=Nancy L. |date=November 25, 1992 |access-date=June 18, 2024 |via=Newspapers.com |url-access=registration}}{{cite web |url=https://www.nhl.com/gamecenter/bos-vs-ott/1992/11/23/1992020253/boxscore |title=Boston Bruins 3 – 2 Ottawa Senators |publisher=National Hockey League |date=November 25, 1992 |access-date=June 18, 2024}} His coach, Brian Sutter, said of him, "...he can just pound the puck...But he has to move his feet. If he doesn't move his feet, he's very average." Lavoie played in one more game with the Bruins, going scoreless. He was assigned to Boston's AHL affiliate, the Providence Bruins on December 2{{cite web |url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/971024199/?match=1&terms=%22Dominic%20Lavoie%22%20%2B%20Bruins |title=Transactions |work=The Day |page=37 |date=December 3, 1992 |access-date=June 18, 2024 |via=Newspapers.com |url-access=registration}} and spent the rest of the season there and appeared in the Calder Cup playoffs.{{cite web |url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/1065995664/?match=1&terms=%22Dominic%20Lavoie%22%20%2B%20Providence |title=Indians Close to Playoff Win |work=The Republican |page=10 |date=April 23, 1993 |access-date=June 18, 2024 |via=Newspapers.com |url-access=registration}}

He was signed as an unrestricted free agent by the Los Angeles Kings in July 1993. Lavoie scored a hat trick versus the Detroit Red Wings in a 10–3 victory on October 11, 1993.{{cite web |url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/464853026/?match=1&terms=%22Dominic%20Lavoie%22%20%2B%20debut |title=Lavoie finds range in rout of Red Wings |work=The Ottawa Citizen |page=C2 |date=October 12, 1993 |access-date=June 17, 2024 |via=Newspapers.com |url-access=registration}} He was assigned to the Kings IHL affiliate, the Phoenix Roadrunners, took part in the 1993–94 IHL All-Star game and skills competition where he won the hardest shot competition. He was traded by Phoenix to the San Diego Gulls for Daniel Shank at the IHL trade deadline on March 24, 1994.{{cite web |url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/571854459/?match=1&terms=%22Dominic%20Lavoie%22%20%2B%20heel |title=Gulls Acquire All-Star Lavoie |work=Daily Times-Advocate |page=26 |date=March 25, 1994 |access-date=June 17, 2024 |via=Newspapers.com |url-access=registration}}

Beginning in 1994–95 he played five years with VEU Feldkirch of the Austrian Hockey League, which also played in the Alpenliga.{{cite web |url=https://www.ndr.de/nachrichten/schleswig-holstein/Eishockeytalent-Aus-Kalifornien-nach-Timmendorfer-Strand,lavoie110.html |title=Eishockeytalent: Aus Kalifornien nach Timmendorfer Strand |language=de |trans-title=Ice hockey talent: From California to Timmendorfer Strand |work=NDR |date=February 21, 2023 |access-date=June 18, 2024}} With Feldkirch, he won both the Austrian League and the Alpenliga four times. Lavoie also won the European Hockey League title with VEU Feldkirch in 1998.{{cite web |url=https://www.tampabay.com/archive/1998/05/15/lightning-to-go-to-europe/ |title=Lightning to go to Europe |work=Tampa Bay Times |last=Buckley |first=Tim |date=May 15, 1998 |access-date=June 18, 2024 |url-access=subscription |url-status=live |archive-url=https://archive.today/20240618151356/https://www.tampabay.com/archive/1998/05/15/lightning-to-go-to-europe/ |archive-date=June 18, 2024}} Lavoie signed with the German Deutsche Eishockey Liga's Hannover Scorpions in 1999. He returned to VEU Feldkirch and last played for them in the 2003–04 season. However, in 2010, Lavoie made a three-game appearance with VEU Feldkirch.{{cite web |url=https://www.vol.at/die-veu-packt-den-hammer-aus/1537978 |title=Die VEU packt den "Hammer" aus |trans-title=The VEU unpacks the "hammer" |work=Vol.at |language=de-au |last=Kofler |first=Heimo |date=December 10, 2010 |access-date=June 18, 2024}}

International play

Lavoie joined the Austrian national team for the 1998 Winter Olympics in Nagano, Japan. He led all defencemen in the tournament with five goals.{{cite web |url=https://www.theglobeandmail.com/sports/team-canada-good-bet-to-advance-from-group/article4163223/ |title=Team Canada good bet to advance from group |work=The Globe and Mail |last=Gibbons |first=Denis |date=April 29, 2000 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://archive.today/20240618150540/https://www.theglobeandmail.com/sports/team-canada-good-bet-to-advance-from-group/article4163223/ |archive-date=June 18, 2024 |access-date=June 18, 2024 |url-access=subscription}} He also appeared for Austria at the 1999 and 2000 World Championships. He appeared again for Austria at the 2002 Winter Olympics.{{cite web |url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/1013512456/?match=1&terms=%22Dominic%20Lavoie%22%20%2B%20hannover |title=Hockey Rosters |work=The Hamilton Spectator |page=E3 |date=February 9, 2022 |access-date=June 18, 2024 |via=Newspapers.com |url-access=registration}}

Personal life

After retiring, Lavoie and his wife and children moved to El Dorado, California, where he worked for United Guaranty Corporation. He was named to the Peoria Rivermen hall of fame in 1998.{{cite web |url=https://www.pjstar.com/story/sports/2015/10/12/where-are-they-now-dominic/33284641007/ |title=Where Are They Now? Dominic Lavoie, Peoria Rivermen |work=Journal Star |last=Eminian |first=Dave |date=October 11, 2015 |access-date=June 26, 2024}}

Career statistics

=Regular season and playoffs=

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! colspan="3" bgcolor="#ffffff"|

! rowspan="100" bgcolor="#ffffff"|

! colspan="5"|Regular season

! rowspan="100" bgcolor="#ffffff"|

! colspan="5"|Playoffs

bgcolor="#e0e0e0"

! Season

! Team

! League

! GP !! G !! A !! Pts !! PIM

! GP !! G !! A !! Pts !! PIM

1984–85

| Saint-Jean Castors

| QMJHL

| 30

11210

| —

————
bgcolor="#f0f0f0"

| 1985–86

| Saint-Jean Castors

| QMJHL

| 70

12374999

| 10

23520
1986–87

| Saint-Jean Castors

| QMJHL

| 64

12425497

| 8

2792
bgcolor="#f0f0f0"

| 1987–88

| Peoria Rivermen

| IHL

| 65

7263354

| 7

2248
1988–89

| St. Louis Blues

| NHL

| 1

0000

| —

————
bgcolor="#f0f0f0"

| 1988–89

| Peoria Rivermen

| IHL

| 69

11314298

| 4

0004
1989–90

| St. Louis Blues

| NHL

| 13

11216

| —

————
bgcolor="#f0f0f0"

| 1989–90

| Peoria Rivermen

| IHL

| 69

11314298

| 5

22416
1990–91

| St. Louis Blues

| NHL

| 6

1232

| —

————
bgcolor="#f0f0f0"

| 1990–91

| Peoria Rivermen

| IHL

| 46

15254072

| 16

571222
1991–92

| St. Louis Blues

| NHL

| 6

01110

| —

————
bgcolor="#f0f0f0"

| 1991–92

| Peoria Rivermen

| IHL

| 58

20325287

| 10

34712
1992–93

| Ottawa Senators

| NHL

| 2

0110

| —

————
bgcolor="#f0f0f0"

| 1992–93

| New Haven Senators

| AHL

| 14

27914

| —

————
1992–93

| Boston Bruins

| NHL

| 2

0002

| —

————
bgcolor="#f0f0f0"

| 1992–93

| Providence Bruins

| AHL

| 53

16274362

| 6

12324
1993–94

| Los Angeles Kings

| NHL

| 8

3362

| —

————
bgcolor="#f0f0f0"

| 1993–94

| Phoenix Roadrunners

| IHL

| 58

20335370

| —

————
1993–94

| San Diego Gulls

| IHL

| 9

22412

| 8

10120
bgcolor="#f0f0f0"

| 1994–95

| VEU Feldkirch

| AL

| 17

9152430

| —

————
1994–95

| VEU Feldkirch

| AUT

| 28

12132579

| —

————
bgcolor="#f0f0f0"

| 1995–96

| VEU Feldkirch

| AL

| 8

571214

| —

————
1995–96

| VEU Feldkirch

| AUT

| 35

20335375

| —

————
bgcolor="#f0f0f0"

| 1996–97

| VEU Feldkirch

| AL

| 43

18294746

| —

————
1996–97

| VEU Feldkirch

| AUT

| 11

24629

| —

————
bgcolor="#f0f0f0"

| 1997–98

| VEU Feldkirch

| AL

| 21

881612

| —

————
1997–98

| VEU Feldkirch

| AUT

| 15

561116

| —

————
bgcolor="#f0f0f0"

| 1998–99

| VEU Feldkirch

| AL

| 32

14142818

| —

————
1998–99

| VEU Feldkirch

| AUT

| 17

291122

| —

————
bgcolor="#f0f0f0"

| 1999–2000

| Hannover Scorpions

| DEL

| 55

192140120

| —

————
2000–01

| Hannover Scorpions

| DEL

| 59

8243286

| 6

30312
bgcolor="#f0f0f0"

| 2001–02

| Hannover Scorpions

| DEL

| 57

12273956

| —

————
2002–03

| VEU Feldkirch

| AUT

| 42

12304274

| 3

0114
bgcolor="#f0f0f0"

| 2003–04

| VEU Feldkirch

| AUT

| 40

291140

| —

————
2010–11

| VEU Feldkirch

| AUT-2

| 3

2022

| —

————
bgcolor="#e0e0e0"

! colspan="3" | IHL totals

! 363 !! 94 !! 172 !! 266 !! 425

! 50 !! 13 !! 15 !! 28 !! 82

bgcolor="#e0e0e0"

! colspan="3" | AUT totals

! 188 !! 55 !! 104 !! 159 !! 335

! 3 !! 0 !! 1 !! 1 !! 4

bgcolor="#e0e0e0"

! colspan="3" | NHL totals

! 38 !! 5 !! 8 !! 13 !! 32

! — !! — !! — !! — !! —

=International=

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! Year

! Team

! Event

! rowspan="102" bgcolor="#ffffff"|

! GP !! G !! A !! Pts !! PIM

1998

| Austria

| OG

| 4

5168
bgcolor="#f0f0f0"

| 1999

| Austria

| WC

| 6

2028
2000

| Austria

| WC

| 6

01112
bgcolor="#f0f0f0"

| 2001

| Austria

| OGQ

| 3

01110
2001

| Austria

| WC

| 6

00014
bgcolor="#f0f0f0"

| 2002

| Austria

| OG

| 4

0112
2002

| Austria

| WC

| 6

14512
bgcolor="#e0e0e0"

! colspan="3"| Senior totals

! 35 !! 8 !! 8 !! 16 !! 66

Citations

{{reflist}}

References

  • {{cite book |last=Podnieks |first=Andrew |date=2003 |title=Players : the ultimate A-Z guide of everyone who has ever played in the NHL |publisher=Doubleday Canada |location=Toronto |isbn=0-385-25999-9}}
  • {{cite book |last=Simons |first=Dave |date=1993 |title=Blue Fire: A Season Inside the St. Louis Blues |publisher=Sagamore Publishing |location=Champaign, Illinois |isbn=0-915611-55-4}}

External links

  • {{icehockeystats|legends=10909}}

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